AI agents introduce a challenge that traditional software doesn’t have: non-determinism. The same prompt can produce different outputs across runs, making reliable testing difficult. Add API costs and latency to the mix, and developer productivity takes a hit. Session recording in cagent addresses this directly. Record …

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XAML Studio Open Sourced It's been over 8 years since what became XAML Studio was started. And from nearly the beginning, it was always envisioned as an open-source project… So, it's with great pleasure that I'm happy to announce that day has finally come! Link to article: …

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Supporting re‑ranking has been one of the most common requests lately. While not always essential, it can be a valuable addition to a solution when you want to improve the precision of your results. Unfortunately, there isn’t a universal, standardized API for a “re‑rank” call across providers, so the most reliable …

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The Cloud at Hyperscale: ARM’s Mission and Growth Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the backbone of Azure’s resource provisioning and management, orchestrating billions of daily requests from customers around the globe. ARM manages all resources for Azure: VMs, Storage, Databases, etc. As Azure’s reach expands and custo …

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Commenter Neil Rashbrook pointed out that my original rotation-based algorithm for swapping two blocks of memory inside a larger block did too much rotating. My solution had three rotations, but Neil was able to get it down to Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260106-00/?p=111968

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first Java Annotated Monthly of 2026! We hope this year brings fresh ideas, smarter ways to stay productive, and innovation that lasts. JAM, as always, is your island of stability in the fast-moving tech world, bringing the coolest news and practical tips. This time, we are starting …

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.NET 10 is officially out, along with C# 14. Microsoft has released .NET 10 as Long-Term Support (LTS) as a successor to .NET 8. Like every version, it is not just an update but brings something new to the table. In this series, we will explore which aspects of software Link to article: …

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Spargine 10 (v2026.10.1.5) launches on January 5th, 2026, featuring enhancements for .NET 10, including new types, methods, benchmarks, and significant performance upgrades. There are breaking changes that may affect existing code. Community contributions are encouraged, and feedback is welcomed to improve the project …

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Software development context is the real bottleneck, not writing code. AI can generate code fast, but without context, boundaries, and language, you get coupling and brittle systems. YouTube Check out my YouTube channel, where I post all kinds of content on Software Architecture & Design, including this video …

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Generative AI became the fastest‑growing consumer technology in history, surpassing Instagram and TikTok, reaching 100 million users in under two months. At the end of 2022, OpenAI released a free preview of GPT‑3.5, delivered as a conversational chat client: ChatGPT. The model was fine‑tuned using Reinforcement …

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Did you know? In C# default interface methods allow you to include a method implementation directly in an interface. Welcome to dotInsights by JetBrains! This newsletter is the home for recent .NET and software development related information. 🔗 Links Here’s the latest from the developer community. ☕ Coffee Break Take …

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Last time, we looked at how you can swap two adjacent blocks of memory using only forward iterators and noted that we can try to use the same trick to develop a forward-only sol Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260105-00/?p=111962

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I always enjoy the quiet stretch between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s one of the few moments in the year when things slow down just enough to reflect on what actually resonated. While many of us were unplugging, our digital team was doing the opposite, editing and Link to article: …

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The post shows how to set the correct amr value when authenticating using ASP.NET Core Identity and passkeys in .NET 10. When authenticating using OpenID Connect and passkeys authentication, the OpenID Connect Extended Authentication Profile (EAP) ACR Values 1.0 specification should be used for the implementation. The …

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At least professionally, I tend to be mostly focused on what’s next on the road map or upcoming client work or long planned strategic improvements to the Critter Stack (Marten and Wolverine). One of the things I do every year is to write out a blog post stating the technical goals for the OSS projects … Continue …

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The excerpt from "Rock Your Code" emphasizes the importance of efficient string concatenation in .NET. It highlights the advantages of using the Span type over traditional methods, demonstrating that replacing Substring with AsSpan and leveraging the Concat function significantly enhances performance by 43 …

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Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss 2026 New Years Resolutions and invite YOU to share yours! Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/01/03/new-years-resolutions-for-developers-dev-leader-weekly-121

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Check out this week from Dev Leader! Here's a list including articles and videos on software engineering, career development, and programming in C#! Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/01/03/weekly-recap-20260102

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Looking at my contribution graph now, I can see the whole journey mapped out in squares of green. The startup dreams. The pivot to teaching. The thousands of commits that represent years of building, learning, and growing. Every cluster tells a story. What will your graph look like a year from now? Link to article: …

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Last time, we noted that the std::rotate function requires only forward iterators. The algorithm we explored last time involved a clever sequence of reversals, but reversals require bidirectional iterators (one to iterator forward from the beginning and another to iterate backward from the end). Link to article: …

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